GASTROINTESTINAL MANIFESTATIONS OF AIDS

As the AIDS epidemic continues to grow, it becomes increasingly import ant that physicians are aware of the gastrointestinal and abdominal di seases specific to this group of patients. Most AIDS patients exhibit gastrointestinal symptoms at some time during the course of their dise ase. Clinical AIDS is often determined by identifying an opportunistic infection or neoplasm of the gastrointestinal tract. Radiology often plays a key role in helping to determine the diagnosis as well as in d irecting the management.